Why is there so much powerlessness in our lives and our churches? I wrote an article a few days ago in which I briefly mentioned…
Full-blown apostasy is among us, with homosexuality leading the way: Here are three things that you should have heard repeatedly: One, the Bible often warns…
We all need to test ourselves in this regard: There is no question that some of the worst of the bad guys that Jesus had…
What do they put in the drinking water in Hollywood? As the old saying goes (often attributed to Chesterton): ‘When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in…
We must avoid both being hyper-critical of everything, and being accepting and undiscerning about everything. As I have said so many times over the years,…
How should we think of Hollywood and its constant mockery of the faith? When I recently saw trailers on the television for a new show…
Zondervan, 2019. A new book written by Benny Hinn’s nephew on the prosperity gospel is a must read. Most folks have heard of Benny Hinn,…
Yes, sadly there are such things as grumpy old men. I suppose I am one of them – at least many folks might think so.…
The recent Victorian election was of course a major battle between Labor and Liberal. But it was also part of a larger ideological, political and…
It should go without saying that no Christian would want to be involved in magic – or at least most forms of it. Some things,…
I have written often about the intersection of faith and politics, and how Christianity might fit into the world of partisan politics. And I have…
When I consider some of my all-time favourite Christians of relatively recent times (men such as J. C. Ryle, Charles Spurgeon, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and J.…
Michael who? you ask. You know, the Black American preacher who spoke at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding. One thing that did get…
Charisma House, 2018. Anything that is good and of God will be abused, misused and counterfeited. In addition to the Bible we have two thousand…
Leadership is in short supply nowadays – at least good leadership. There are plenty of leaders, but very few strong, principled, reliable and honest leaders.…
It is a truism in life that you tend to become like those who hang around with. If you spend most of your time, say,…
Never one to let a good chance to attack Christians and tell porkies about Christianity slip away, “our” taxpayer-funded ABC has been at it again.…
This is a passage which is problematic because of various strong views associated with it. So it might be better referred to as a contentious…
You can tell a lot about a church or a church leader when the secular left media praises them and spotlights them. And when the…
Warning: this is an article about theology. Now that I have scared away around 90 percent of my readers, let me continue with the remaining…